Educators Among Us

Scott Barron discusses why it is important to take the opportunity to reevaluate and adjust at the break and how to refocus on our goals as educators.

Quotes:

Theodore Roosevelt: "There can be no life without change, and to be afraid of what is different or unfamiliar is to be afraid of life."

Bob P. Buford: "The key to a successful second half is not a change of jobs; it is a change of heart, a change in the way you view the world and order your life."

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: "A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years of mere study of books."

Coaching Question: Did I do my best to make halftime adjustments?

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Scott Barron discusses the definition of true mastery and what it takes to master the mountain in different situations.

Quotes:

Andy Rooney: "Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you're climbing it."

David Goggins: "It's a lot more than mind over matter. It takes relentless self discipline to schedule suffering into your day, every day."

Bible Verse:

Ecclesiastes 9:10 - Whatever you do, do it well. For when you go to the grave, there will be no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.

Coaching Question: Did I do my best to master the mountain today?

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Scott Barron interviews Tammy Barron and they discuss Tammy's growth and experience as an educator in her path to school administration. While working as a middle school teacher, Tammy shared how she guided students through issues and foster relationships among them. Then, she reflected on her growth after moving into administration as an enrollment director, and the various data points that became important to track and monitor in the history of the school. Finally, Tammy discusses how she has grown and what she has learned over the years of growing schools and the joy that it has brought.

Quotes:

Tammy Barron: "The hardest full time job I ever had was working part-time in preschool."

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Scott Barron explores how creative tension can get us out of our comfort zone and spur us on to positive change when fueled by a vision.

Quotes:

Voltaire: "One day everything will be well, that is our hope. Everything's fine today, that is our illusion."

Martin Luther King, Jr.: "Today, our very survival depends on our ability to stay awake, to adjust to new ideas, to remain vigilant and to face the challenge of change."

Steve Jobs: "The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do."

Coaching Question: Did I do my best to use that creative tension today?

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Scott Barron explores the importance of the interdependence in our school relationships and how the trust within all your relationships plays a vital role on a day-to-day basis.

Quotes:

Thomas Merton: "The whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness of the interdependence of all these living beings, which are all part of one another, and all involved in one another.

Henry Van Dyke: "In the progress of personality, first comes a declaration of independence, then a recognition of interdependence.

Stephen Covey: "Trust is the glue of life. It's the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It's the foundational principle that holds all relationships."

Bible Verse:

Hebrews 12:11 No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.

Coaching Question: Did I do my best to practice the habits of excellence today?

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Scott Barron dives deeper into what it means to be an educator who truly seeks to know others and make them feel known.

Quotes:

Grace Boggs: "We never know how our small activities will affect others through the invisible fabric of our connectedness. In this exquisitely connected world, it's never a question of 'critical mass.' It's always about critical connections."

Bernard Meltzer: "A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked."

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: "Self-knowledge comes from knowing other men."

Bible Verse:

Proverbs 18:24 "One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who

sticks closer than a brother."

Coaching Question: Did I do my best to stay engaged and refuel to escape today?

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Scott Barron examines the value in taking preventive measures in our personal lives both physically, emotionally and spiritually just as schools should actively address proactive steps that can be taken to prevent problems.

Quotes:

Albert Einstein: "Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them."

Dean Ornish: "Heart disease and diabetes, which account for more deaths than everything else combined, are completely preventable by making comprehensive lifestyle changes. Without

drugs or surgery."

Bible Verse:

Proverbs 17:12 "The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.

Coaching Question: Did I do my best to take preventive measures today?

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Scott explores how coworkers can move beyond the challenges that come with familiarity and working very closely together to a place of collaboration and encouragement.

Quotes:

James Taylor: "People can be so cold. They'll hurt you and desert you. Well, they'll take your soul if you let them. Oh yeah, but don't you let them."

AND

"You just call out my name, and you know wherever I am I'll come running to see you again. Ain't it good to know you've got a friend."

Bible Verse:

Proverbs 18:3 "When an evil person comes, contempt also comes, along with dishonor and disgrace."

Coaching Question: Did I do my best to move beyond contempt today?

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Episode #27 - Change Agent

In this episode, Scott explores what it means to be a change agent and the impact that you can have when you embrace the roles that accompany it.

Quotes:

Eric Hoffer: "In times of change, learners inherit the Earth while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists."

C.S. Lewis: "It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird:It would be a jolly sight harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg."

Mother Teresa: "I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples."

Coaching Question: Did I do my best to be a change agent today?

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Scott explains the importance of knowing where you are going and the value of having a sense of confident purpose in the path.

Quotes:

Charles Dickens: "The best way to lengthen out our days is to walk steadily and with a purpose."

Bible Verse:

Acts 13:3 "So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off.

Coaching Question: Did I do my best to live with a clear direction today?

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